Italian White Bean Salad Cannellini Beans Food

WHITE BEAN TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, add the tuna, reserving the olive oil in a separate small bowl. Break tuna into bite-size pieces with a large fork. Add the beans and capers. Into the bowl of olive oil, add the red wine vinegar. You should have 1 part vinegar to 2 parts oil - add more extra-virgin olive oil if necessary. Season with salt and pepper. Pour dressing on the tuna, bean and caper mixture and allow the flavors to infuse while slicing the vegetables. Add the onion and tomatoes to tuna mixture and toss gently.
• Place the arugula on large decorative platter and top with tuna mixture. Tear fresh basil leaves over the top and serve immediately.

ITALIAN WHITE BEAN AND ARTICHOKE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl whisk.
• Combine spinach and remaining ingredients in large bowl.
• Drizzle with vinaigrette.
• Toss gently.

EASY ITALIAN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Finely chop the spring onions and put into a bowl with the garlic and the chilli. Mix in the cannellini beans and the butter beans. Whisk the olive oil with the white wine vinegar and add plenty of seasoning. Stir through the salad with plenty of chopped parsley.

SIMPLE ITALIAN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the spring onions, garlic and chili.
• Add the three cans of beans and mix thoroughly.
• Whisk together the olive oil and white wine vinegar and season.
• Drizzle over the bean salad and stir in with the parsley.
• Serve straight away or refrigerate until ready.

CANNELLINI BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss the beans, celery, red onion, red pepper, parsley and green onions. In a small bowl, combine the oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until chilled.

ITALIAN WHITE BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Note 1: OR borlotti beans, washed, picked over and soaked overnight or for at least 6 hours Serve this delicious salad warm in the winter or chilled in the summer.
• It makes a wonderful main dish.
• Drain the beans and combine with the white or yellow onion, the chopped garlic, the water and the bay leaf in a large, heavy-bottomed soup pot. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 1 hours.
• Add salt to taste and half the minced garlic, cover and cook 30 min to an hour, or until tender.
• Drain, reserving the cooking liquid.
• Meanwhile, combine 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar and 1 C water in a bowl; add the red onion.
• Add more water to cover if necessary and soak 30 minute.
• Drain.
• Mix together the lemon juice, vinegars, remaining garlic; mustard and 3/4 C cooking liquid from the beans.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and adjust the seasonings.
• Toss with the beans in a salad bowl, along with the red onion, bell pepper, herbs, pepper and more salt to taste. Serve warm or chilled.

VERY BEST ITALIAN BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Thinly slice the red onion and add to a large mixing bowl.
• Quarter the cucumber, remove the seeds with a spoon and dice, then add to the bowl with the red onion.
• Dice 1 or 2 ribs of celery and add it to the bowl.
• With you hands grab a big fist full of parsley and tear it off, then finely chop the parsley and add to the bowl. (Probably about 1 ½ cups of loosely chopped parsley).
• Add the drained and rinsed chickpeas, kidney beans, and cannellini beans and green beans to the bowl.
• In a liquid measuring cup or small bowl, combine the olive oil, red wine vinegar/balsamic vinegar mixture, oregano, salt, and pepper, and whisk together.
• Pour the dressing over the salad and mix well until evenly distributed.
• Taste to adjust an seasonings. It might need a little more salt according to your taste.

ITALIAN WHITE BEAN SALAD (CANNELLINI BEANS)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and toss well.
• Refrigerate for several hours before serving. (The longer the better, I like to prepare a day in advance to allow the ingredients to marry together.).